Should I remove Savings Sidekick?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.24.151.151	14.17%
1.23.151.151	35.02%
1.22.150.150	11.03%
1.20.150.150	5.47%
1.18.149.149	34.31%

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• Giant Savings
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• Deals Plugin Extension
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• Lucky Savings
• Discount Buddy
• CouponDropDown Plugin
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• Tiger Savings
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• Coupon Caddy
• Vid-Saver Extension
• Deal Boat
• Supreme Savings Plugin
• Instant Savings App
• Coupon Server
• Gigantic Savings
• IWantThis
• Sharp Savings
• SlamDunk Savings
• Get It Free
• Start Savin
• Solid Savings Plugin
• Coupon Alerts
• Monster Savings
• Deal Slider
• Ninja Savings
• Coupon Champ
• Deals App

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from 215 Apps

Remove Savings Sidekick by 215 Apps

Savings Sidekick from 215 Apps (Amazing Apps) installs a web browser extension (Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object) to view web pages loaded and looks for affiliated merchants in order to possibly provide better pricing or alternative deals on a given product or merchant. Basically if Savings Sidekick (215 Apps) has a pre-arranged affiliate relationship with a similar merchant it will alert you when you visit through your web browser.

The most common release is 1.23.151.151, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named Savings Sidekick.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 2.9 MB (3,043,934 bytes).

This browser extension utilizes Crossrider framework, a cross-browser toolbar/plugin platform used to develop, deploy and monetize web browser toolbars for Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. Crossrider extension provide monetization options, mostly potentially unwanted apps, for toolbars including coupons, search assistant (home page and search hijacking) and in-text contextual advertising. Many adware programs (defined by a number of anti-virus vendors) are built using Crossrider as it provides a quick an easy way to deploy ad-supported features that will assist in browser search hijacking.

URL: www.50onred.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\savings sidekick

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Savings Sidekick\Uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 2.9 MB

Savings Sidekick-bg.exe
Memory:	6.44 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0009720585%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00076872%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00020334%	0.015104% average

1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
• Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
2. When you find the program Savings Sidekick, click it, and then do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
• Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Savings Sidekick.
4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 68% Win 7 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 80% Keep it 20%

GLOBAL RANK #8,082

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	24.13%
Germany	16.24%
Italy	6.06%
Brazil	4.86%
Spain	4.13%
France	3.12%
Austria	2.84%
United Kingdom	2.20%
Chile	2.02%
Iran	2.02%
Australia	1.93%
Netherlands	1.93%
Canada	1.93%
Sweden	1.74%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

215 Apps developes a number of adware driven toolbar programs such as DropinSavings, Vid-Saver, Giant Savings, Savings Sidekick, etc.

Publisher URL: www.215apps.com

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